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are we expecting the pound to drop further?

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  • MoneyMate
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    We all need Crystal Balls for the future :eek:
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  • lesta1980
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    jimjames wrote: »
    I don't see any "could" in here.
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    it doesn't say 'we will' either though
  • Thrugelmir
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    merrydance wrote: »
    Not such good news for our pensioners living abroad. My friends state pensions have fallen like a stone. They retired to live in Italy (husband is Italian) after working here for 40 years.

    Their choice to leave the UK. Currencies have always fluctuated. There's no certainty for the Euro either. Even the creator believes it's doomed in it's present form.
  • lesta1980
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    I just want the pound to improve against the euro again so i can buy in spain and get more value for money
  • Thrugelmir
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    lesta1980 wrote: »
    I just want the pound to improve against the euro again so i can buy in spain and get more value for money

    Buy what in Spain?
  • lesta1980
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    Thrugelmir wrote: »
    Buy what in Spain?

    a house. cost has risen about 15% i think due to the drop
  • talexuser
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    lesta1980 wrote: »
    it doesn't say 'we will' either though

    No it doesn't say "we will". It says "let us give" which means what it means so no amount of semantic backtracking actually changes that.
  • lesta1980
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    talexuser wrote: »
    No it doesn't say "we will". It says "let us give" which means what it means so no amount of semantic backtracking actually changes that.

    it means whatever you want it to mean, as with the whole arguement.

    anyway, back to the value of the pound....
  • Pincher
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    The major currencies are on a death spiral.

    On the race to the bottom, there will be panic flight to safety.

    What if Brexit triggers more defections, and Euro collapses?

    If Trump gets elected, and start talking 5 cent on the dollar for Treasury Bills?

    Suddenly, GBP1=EUR3, and skiing in Courchevel is dirt cheap.
    All the riffraff will be there too, bum. I'll check out Aspen, if it gets to GBP1=USD3.
  • talexuser
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    lesta1980 wrote: »
    it means whatever you want it to mean...

    Words mean what they absolutely mean, otherwise "let's give" can mean "let's not give", which is obvious nonsense.
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